This is the 3991st most frequent Catalan word.
continuava
"Continuava" means "was continuing" or "continued" in English.
In this sentence, "continuava" describes the ongoing action of the train persisting in its journey, suggesting a repeated or uninterrupted activity.
El tren continuava el seu trajecte malgrat la tempesta.
The train continued its journey despite the storm.
Here, "continuava" is used to indicate that the subject sustained an activity (reading) even as another event (conversation) occurred simultaneously.
Quan parlàvem, ella continuava a llegir el llibre sense aixecar la vista.
When we were talking, she kept reading the book without looking up.
In this context, "continuava" highlights the persistent and uninterrupted action of the street lamp's light shining over a period of time.